Yes, they actually did. This massive news had been initially overshadowed by some conflicting reports about whether it was true or not. When the story first broke there was some confusion. This seems to be because: 1. The local article covering this was written in French. 2. There seems to be very little information online and on Wikipedia about the structure of the government of the Central African Republic, so at first it was difficult to confirm the details. 3. Conflicting articles were written by different media outlets. The News Cycle: It all started on April 23, when a headline from Forbes Monaco covered this, ... (full story)